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nine_k on Nov 25, 2022 | parent | context | favorite | on: Nostr is a stupid simple P2P protocol that works, ...

Is email p2p? Can you configure multiple relays like MX records for email? Can a receiver be its own relay?

Relays are important for two reasons: peer discovery and communicating when one of the parties is offline. Same as with other p2p networks.

bawolff on Nov 25, 2022 [–]

I mean, the pure P2P solution would be supernodes.

Edit: i RTFA. Sounds like relays can be run by anyone. That sounds p2p enough to me.

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